Former UI education dean threatened legal action over survey results

2:31 PM,
Jan. 9, 2013

Margaret Crocco. (Tim Schoon/University of Iowa)

Written by

Tara Bannow | Iowa City Press-Citizen

The former University of Iowa College of Education dean threatened the university's provost and general counsel with legal action if they did not comply with her demand to keep negative comments about her private.

Chains of email communication UI gave the Press-Citizen on Tuesday through a public records request illustrate Provost P. Barry Butler's work to carry out Margaret Crocco's request. The emails also include complaints and praise regarding the former dean's leadership, including an accusation of age discrimination from one college leader.